6 arrested in attempted theft of car wheels, officers say

Six people were arrested early Monday morning after trying to steal a man's car wheels, police said. The victim called police Monday after spotting several people trying to steal his car wheels in the 2700 block of SW 52nd Street.

According to police, the man heard a noise and looked outside, seeing his car on a jack with several men trying to steal his car wheels. The victim later found two of his wheels in a pickup truck bed a few houses down, according to investigators. Police said they arrested three people hiding in that truck.

Officers said they later found three more people involved in the robbery who had taken off on foot. Gustavo Escobar, 18, Edwin Dominguez, 17, Jose Mendez Quintero, 17, Reymundo Angel Rivas, 18, Reymond Barcenas, 18, and Samuel Joseph Cortez, 16, were arrested on complaints of grand larceny charges.

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